In Kyiv, they called the number of drones of all types purchased since the beginning of the Russian SVO

Ukraine signed contracts for production and purchased a large number of new drones since the beginning of the Russian special military operation, such information was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov.

Since February 2022, Kyiv has spent approximately $81 million on the purchase of approximately 1600 drones for various purposes, including those of Ukrainian design. According to the Ukrainian minister, special attention is paid to Ukrainian developers, which allows developing the production of UAVs in Ukraine.

Thanks to the project "Army drones"As part of the UNITED24 platform, we provide our military with the best "birds" and stimulate the development of Ukrainian UAV manufacturers. During the seven months of the project's existence, at the request of the military, almost 1 drones have already been contracted for 600 billion hryvnias (more than $3,3 million). Some of them - drones of Ukrainian manufacturers

- he said.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine stated that Ukraine plans to increase the number of drones in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including through its own developments. As announced back in December, Kyiv is developing new air-to-air UAVs that will supposedly be capable of shooting down Russian-used Geran kamikaze drones. According to him, new drones should appear in the troops in February-March of this year. Kyiv also plans to create its own drone, similar to the Iranian ones, capable of striking targets at ranges up to 1 kilometers.

Recently, the Ukrainian authorities announced the opening of the production of new UAVs in the territory of one of the NATO countries. There are no details yet, but it has been suggested that these could be long-range kamikaze drones.

Comments

[NDR-791]

As announced back in December, Kyiv is developing new air-to-air UAVs that will supposedly be capable of shooting down Russian-used Geran kamikaze drones.

Trendsetters, you know!!! A new word in air defense - a slow rocket

[Sith]

Well, they already lost the MiG-29 from a collision with a drone ... now they seem to think that it was not an accident and you can make a drone that will find the plane / drone itself and hit it

[Metal bro]

What does slow mean? He can carry a conventional rocket, and more than one. And in principle, such a UAV can be taught to patrol the airspace. In the future, a really new word for air defense instead of ground installations
Or do you think a machine gun will stand on it or will it ram other equipment?)

[populist]

Energy and other critical infrastructure must be put out of action faster.

[Former soldier]

Energy and other critical infrastructure must be put out of action faster.

As far as I understand, they began to place their production of drones in Poland.

[bombaher]

When they write that Ukrainians have begun to produce something, it becomes ridiculous to me.
"They have only one topic - give me money! Otherwise I'll insult you."

[Sith]

Not to produce, but to assemble ... "friends" bring kits to them ... it's easier to carry them ... they collect them far beyond the LBS by sculpting a nameplate "made in Ukraine" and taking them to the front line on a moonless night

[Metal bro]

xs, the same T-72 where does it come from? But there is no fundamentally new

[forty-eighth]

It is necessary to adapt air defense to the realities of kamikaze drones. And do it right now.
By the end of the year, Western analogues of "geraniums" with re-glued blue-yellow tags will fly - do not go to a fortuneteller.

[tralmaster]

And why not directly say that in Turkey.

[rotmistr60]

$81 million for the purchase of approximately 1600 drones for various purposes

Despite the fact that almost daily there is information about Ukrainian UAVs shot down by our air defense systems. While they provide, in addition to military and financial assistance, money, of course, will be spent exclusively on weapons.

[Kuroneko]

Quote from bombaher

When they write that Ukrainians have begun to produce something, it becomes ridiculous to me.
"They have only one topic - give me money! Otherwise I'll insult you."

There is another calico in these statements. It is clear that if something can be produced on dill, then shushpanzer shahid-mobiles with bolted machine guns or a triple of pipes from Gradov. More precisely, not even to produce, but to weld a bunch of foreign components into a more or less unified whole.

Here is something else. The West will do all the work for dill. And the banderlogs will only have to joyfully broadcast that it was they who schmoogled: they built, built, and finally built! Those. the bottom line: banderlogs have long-range systems, and the West seems to be all in white and finally has nothing to do with it. Like, dill is so ingenious that they themselves managed everything (where, how and on what fart strength is absolutely incomprehensible, but try to prove it).

[APASUS]

Kyiv plans to create its own drone, similar to the Iranian ones, capable of striking targets at ranges up to 1 kilometers.

How beautiful it is not possible to cover up the help of NATO countries, you need to write such nonsense. From scratch, suddenly, the production of UAVs began

[Thorvlobnor IV]

Since February 2022, Kyiv has spent approximately $81 million on the purchase of approximately 1600 drones for various purposes, including those of Ukrainian design. According to the Ukrainian minister, special attention is paid to Ukrainian developers, which allows developing the production of UAVs in Ukraine.

United24 is a charity platform, anyone can donate money to the UAF for drones. So it's not "Kyiv spent", but all of Ukraine chipped in.